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Artworks
UNIDENTIFIED MAKER, DENE (ATHABASKAN / ATHAPASKAN)
Headband, late 19th centuryhide, dyed and natural quills, cotton thread, 0.25 x 30.25 x 1.25 (0.6 x 76.8 x 3.2 cm)
unsigned;
the dyed and natural quills arranged on the hide strap in geometric forms;
glass bead trim.
LOT 30
ESTIMATE: $1,000 — $1,500
PRICE REALIZED: $600.00By the late nineteenth century some Athapaskan artists were translating geometric quill belt designs into beadwork belts and bands, while others maintained the quillwork tradition. Late quillwork belts and bands...By the late nineteenth century some Athapaskan artists were translating geometric quill belt designs into beadwork belts and bands, while others maintained the quillwork tradition. Late quillwork belts and bands such as this one were usually trimmed with glass beads.
References: See Ted J. Brasser, “Bo-jou, Neejee!”: Profiles of Canadian Art, (Ottawa: National Museum of Man, 1976),, pl. 116.
Provenance
An Ontario Collection.
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